Fib
[fɪb]
Definition
(noun.) a trivial lie; 'he told a fib about eating his spinach'; 'how can I stop my child from telling stories?'.
(verb.) tell a relatively insignificant lie; 'Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don't call it lying'.
Typist: Ursula--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A falsehood; a lie; -- used euphemistically.
(v. i.) To speak falsely.
(v. t.) To tell a fib to.
Typist: Sadie
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [Colloquial.] Lie, falsehood, intentional untruth.
v. n. [Colloquial.] Lie, tell a lie.
Typed by Cyril
Definition
n. something said falsely: a mild expression for a lie.—v.i. to tell a fib or lie: to speak falsely:—pr.p. fib′bing; pa.p. fibbed.—ns. Fib′ber one who fibs; Fib′bery (rare) the habit of fibbing; Fib′ster a fibber.
Checked by Lemuel
Unserious Contents or Definition
n. A lie that has not cut its teeth. An habitual liar's nearest approach to truth: the perigee of his eccentric orbit.
Editor: Sharon
Examples
- Her clumsy fib had let him see that she had something to conceal; and she was sure he had a score to settle with her. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Fib number one. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- You would not have listened to me, she said to Mr. Osborne (though she knew she was telling a fib), had you heard Rebecca first. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- That's a fib! Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- She told that fib about her momma, as if she did know, and colored up when the flowers came quite prettily. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- You have learnt to talk nonsense seriously, and you have got into a way of telling fibs for the pleasure of telling them. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- No--I hadn't the chance after all, he said, fibbing hastily. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
Typist: Norton